Britain's top 100 restaurants ranked - check if your favourite made the cut
The 100 best restaurants in Britain have been decided - with an eatery in the Lake District taking the number one spot.
The Harden's guide, now in its 33rd edition, is based on feedback from everyday diners rather than a group of professional inspectors and a total of 30,000 reports were submitted from a survey of 2,500 diners. It includes restaurants from all price levels such as street food vendors to dining rooms.
This year, Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume in Cartmel, Cumbria has been voted the UK’s best restaurant by its delighted diners who hailed it for its “completely faultless experience”. Chef and owner Simon Rogan said: “My team and myself are honoured L’Enclume has been rated the number 1 restaurant in the UK by diners on behalf of Harden’s. To have been featured in Harden’s Top 100 every year since its inception in 2011 is an amazing achievement and being awarded the top spot for the 2024 edition is a testament to the amazing year we’ve had.”
Diners also praised the restaurant’s use of local produce, some of which came from Simon’s Our Farm on the surrounding hillside. Executive chef Paul Burgalières added: “I am very proud of everything we have achieved at L’Enclume over the past couple of years. To take the position of Executive Chef has been a great honour, and I am excited our work at the restaurant has achieved such a high level of recognition.”
This year, the number of Top 100 restaurants based in London has fallen to an all-time low. Usually expected to make up between 45-50% of the final rankings, this year only 36 of the UK’s best restaurants are listed there. The North West is one of the best performing regions outside of London with 37 Top Scoring restaurants, eight of which have made it into the acclaimed Harden's Top 100 list.
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Diners raved about the restaurant's food, much of which is locally produced (L'Enclume)
People hailed the food as "faultless" (L'Enclume)Peter Harden, co-founder of Harden’s, added: "L’Enclume has always been consistent in its top quality offering and it was wonderful to hear the recent news Paul Burgalières, who has been a key figure in L'Enclume’s evolution over the past six years, has now been appointed Executive Chef.
“Coming in at £300+ it’s certainly one of the higher priced restaurants in our listings, but we see none of the resistance from diners with regards to paying those prices we’ve seen at other top establishments. Those who’ve made the pilgrimage think it’s money very well spent.”
“This year it has been interesting to note London’s grip on the Top 100 list is the weakest we have ever recorded (the lowest previous figure was 41 in the 2020 guide). Whilst 12 months is too little data for firm pronouncements, this swing to the shires may reflect the increasing excellence of dining out across the UK."
The full list
L’Enclume in Cartmel, Cumbria, took the top ranking (L'Enclume)1 L’Enclume, Cartmel (8)
2 Outlaw's New Road, Port Isaac (44)
3 Andrew Fairlie, Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder (1)
4 Paul Ainsworth at No6, Padstow (29)
5 Endo at The Rotunda, TV Centre, London (4)
6 Moor Hall, Aughton (77)
7 Core by Clare Smyth, London (6)
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8 Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh (14)
9 Midsummer House, Cambridge (75)
10 Da Terra, Town Hall Hotel, London (11)
11 Lympstone Manor, Exmouth (24)
12 A Wong, London (36)
13 The Kitchin, Edinburgh (5)
14 Hjem, Wall (15)
15 Solstice, Newcastle upon Tyne
16 Cail Bruich, Glasgow (50)
17 Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms, Eglwys Fach (37)
18 Sorrel, Dorking (13)
19 Sketch, The Lecture Room and Library, London (93)
20 Meadowsweet, Holt (38)
21 The Ledbury, London (39)
22 Alex Dilling Café Royal, London
23 Restaurant Twenty Two, Cambridge (62)
24 Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen, Port Isaac (63)
25 PLU, London (18)
26 Maru, London (9)
27 Gravetye Manor, East Grinstead
28 Roots, York (41)
29 The Five Fields, London (12)
30 Latymer, Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot (46)
31 Ugly Butterfly, St Ives
32 The Forest Side, Grasmere (27)
33 Anglo, London (34)
34 The Black Swan, Oldstead (65)
35 Etch, Brighton
36 La Dame de Pic London, London
37 Frog by Adam Handling, London (66)
38 Sushi Tetsu, London
39 Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham
40 Muse, London (20)
41 Waterside Inn, Bray (3)
42 Adam's, Birmingham (17)
43 Hambleton Hall, Hambleton (26)
44 Behind, London (85)
45 SOLA, London (32)
46 Lumière, Cheltenham (21)
47 Pine, East Wallhouses (10)
48 Where The Light Gets In, Stockport
49 Morston Hall, Morston (35)
50 Club Gascon, London (47)
51 The Sportsman, Seasalter (70)
52 Bohemia, Jersey (61)
53 Restaurant Roots, Southbourne
54 Chez Bruce, London (53)
55 The Ritz, London (91)
56 Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton (16)
57 The Fat Duck, Bray (96)
58 Pied à Terre, London (71)
59 Hakkasan Mayfair, London
60 Paris House, Woburn
61 Barrafina, London
62 The Wilderness, Birmingham (92)
63 The Ninth London, London
64 Fhior, Edinburgh
65 Restaurant St. Barts, London
66 Otto's, London
67 BiBi, London (88)
68 Evelyn’s Table at The Blue Posts, London (2)
69 The Small Holding, Goudhurst (98)
70 Northcote, Langho
71 Bulrush, Bristol
72 Riva, London
73 Vanderlyle, Cambridge
74 White Swan at Fence, Fence
75 Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, Grantley
76 The Dining Room, Beaverbrook, Leatherhead
77 Woven by Adam Smith at Coworth Park, Ascot
78 John's House, Mountsorrel
79 Salt, Stratford upon Avon
80 The Three Chimneys, Dunvegan
81 The Neptune, Old Hunstanton
82 Stark, Broadstairs
83 SY23, Aberystwyth (54)
84 The Fordwich Arms, Fordwich
85 Wheelers Oyster Bar, Whitstable
86 Allium at Askham Hall, Penrith
87 Sollip, London (82)
88 The Whitebrook, Restaurant with Rooms, Whitebrook (78)
89 Wilson's, Bristol (87)
90 The Nut Tree Inn, Murcott
91 Bouchon Racine, London
92 The Fernery, Grove of Narberth, Dyfed
93 Pollen Street Social, London
94 Kitchen Table, London (25)
95 Hide & Fox, Saltwood
96 Sabor, London
97 Mana, Manchester (73)
98 Nobu, Metropolitan Hotel, London (40)
99 Clarke’s, London
100 Grace & Savour, Hampton-in-Arden
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